Spider Baby

Movie • 1967 • Comedy  

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The story follows a family of inbreeds who have been afflicted by a genetic disorder known as 'Merrye syndrome', named after the family in which the disorder developed. This malady causes its victims to enter a state of age regression that starts at the age of ten and continues throughout the remainder of the person's life, rendering them with the intelligence of a child. The final generation of the family has been entrusted to the care of the family chauffeur (Lon Chaney Jr), and all is well for these odd people until a greedy branch of the family decides that they want to relieve the family of its home. Mental illness has always, and will always be, a fascinating subject for horror movies as it probes into the unknown and Spider Baby makes best use of that fact.
This movie contains 17 potentially triggering events.
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Does the dog die?
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There’s only a taxidermied dog
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Unanswered Triggers
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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esmeraldabloodfreeze
A character who is a physical adult but has the mentality of a small child behaves in what could be considered a sexually provocative way.
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Is there excessive gore?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is there bestiality?
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Is there body horror?
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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Bridgetpearl
A woman is chased in the dark by two girls with knives.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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teaselkie
No, but someone does drive under the influence.
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Bridgetpearl
A cat is killed off screen.
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Are animals abused?
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Realistic animal prop served at dinner. Taxidermy birds in the house.
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Are rabbits harmed?
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A rabbit is served for dinner, but wasn't killed on camera.
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Does a cat die?
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Bridgetpearl
A cat is killed off screen.
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Does a pet die?
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esmeraldabloodfreeze
A cat is killed (off-screen, but you can hear it yowling). It is then cooked and served for dinner to a group of people who are not aware of what the meat really is.
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Bridgetpearl
Lots of live spiders.
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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Are there snakes?
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Are there sharks?
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Are there bugs?
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crickets/scorpions
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Assault
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miramarco
A male character shows some unwanted interest toward a woman, to the point of peeping in her room and assaulting her. No explicit sexual content is shown on screen, but it is implied.
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Bodily Harm
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Anonymous
Knives, but no shaving or cutting
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Is there cannibalism?
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miramarco
It is not shown, but it is mentioned in an early scene and later implied as some characters loom over the victim.
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there amputation?
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Bridgetpearl
A man's ear is cut off after he's already dead.
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there a hanging?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Children
Does a kid die?
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bricker
[spoiler] children die at the end of the movie
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Death
Does someone die?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Katydied
Not used in a derogatory way, but yes.
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Bridgetpearl
A parent has already died, his skeleton is still in the home.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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A woman is kidnapped and held against her will
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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bricker
Minor jumpscares. Some things pop out pretty fast, but it's tame compared to modern horror.
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Does someone spit?
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Is there audio gore?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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bricker
No, but they talk about mental institutions from the 60s, and the lawyers suggest that the two girls should be taken from their guardian and put in an institution.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone self harm?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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bricker
People use the r-word as a medical term and talk about cognitive impairment in terms from the 1960s. The lawyers treat the three Merryes with condescension or say they need to be taken from their home and put in an institution. The oldest sibling, Ralph, comes off as a negative caricature of cognitive disabilities.
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bricker
There is a dinner scene where people eat loudly.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Does a baby cry?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Paranoia
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A character addresses the viewer at the beginning and end as part of a framing device.
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Pregnancy
Does someone miscarry?
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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miramarco
The R-word is used in its dated, clinical meaning.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there fat jokes?
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Katydied
A man is called a "fat spider"
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Bridgetpearl
A messenger visiting the house is killed trying to deliver an envelope.
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Is there hate speech?
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
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There is mention of "inbreeding".
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bricker
There is a woman in black lingerie who a man spies on and chases down; a teenage girl sits in the lap of, and flirts with an adult man who she had tied up.
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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bricker
Depends on who you're rooting for, but it's not that sad.
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Does a plane crash?
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bricker
Two cars almost collide, but no.
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Is there blood/gore?
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miramarco
In addition to the mop-up scene, there is another one where some dark splatter is seen on the walls. While it is not explained what it is, it may irk people who are sensitive to gore.
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Just regular explosions
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Is there gun violence?
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